When scientists talk about the cryosphere, they mean the places on Earth where water is in its solid form, frozen into ice or snow. Read more ...

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Glaciological Data Series

The Glaciological Data series is published by NSIDC and the World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder on an irregular basis. Issues usually focus on a single topic and include specialized bibliographies, inventories and survey reports, and workshop proceedings relating to snow and ice research, as well as invited or contributed articles on data sets. Contributions are edited, but not refereed or copyrighted.